The person most responsible for the existence of the phil factor is not me, but a friend of mine from work named Erin. Last Spring I was doing a sports blog and just starting to write for websites. As I usually am on any given day in the office, I was walking around saying exactly the same kind of inane things you read from me on this blog. My friend Erin said, “You ought to start a blog with that,” and hence the birth of the phil factor. I think Erin is a very amusing person and have lobbied her for the last 6 months to start her own blog. She finally has. Please go visit and say hello to her at: kennychesneyrascalflatts.blogspot.com